I am pleased to continue to serve the residents across the boundaries of Greenhead Ward and see people as individuals and groups in all areas from Paddock, Marsh, Edgerton, Springwood, Gledholt, Birkby, Fartown, Hillhouse Lane, Cowcliffe and Norwood Estate. There are Tenants and Residents Associations in my Ward, which I try to attend meetings as many as I can. I attend Marsh Forum, Friends of Greenhead Park and Trinity and Greenhead Park Association.
I have dealt with numerous cases of individual enquires such as immigration cases, writing letters of support. I have signed several passport Applications and Driving and Licensing applications during this year.
I have alongside with my Ward colleagues carried out Mobile and Street Surgeries every Saturday mornings and Home visits on Sundays. Dealt with missed Bin collections, dog fouling, yellow/ white lines and planning applications issues.
This year June 8th 2017 General Elections I have campaigned day and night with my colleagues in the Constituents of Huddersfield (Barry Sheerman) Colne Valley (Thelma Walker) Dewsbury (Paula Sheriff ) and Batley and Spen ( Tracy Bravin ) and we won all the four seats in Kirklees.
Biggest surprised win for Thelma Walker who took seat from well-established Tory MP (Jason McCartney)
We are facing challenges in Greenhead Ward as follows-
- School admissions are oversubscribed. But we are going to have a new Primary School at Edgerton in our Ward. Hopefully will be completed by end of 2018.
- Lack of Leisure activities for young people mainly in Marsh and Paddock areas.
- Pressure of migration of different nationalities particularly from Eastern
- Europeans in the Schools such as different languages.
- Health and Wellbeing of Local communities—high level of Diabetes/ heart deceases. Very high within Asian communities in Birkby and Fartown areas.
I have been appointed Business Manager of Labour Group in for the year of 2016/17. My role in brief was to ensure that Labour Group Members were aware of the Group Policies and that Group members vote in accordance with the Group policies when required. Liaise between the Group Leadership and Group members, ensuring the comments and information were fed back from the members to the Leadership.
I have been monitoring the attendance levels of Labour members at Labour Group, Full Council and committees meetings.
Also I prepared the Whip’s reports for sitting Councillors who wished to stand again in Local Elections.
Also I taken disciplinary action again members who failed to pay Council Taxes and dealt with some complaints from members of the Labour Party.
Attendance- Local community groups and Organisations
I attended the Local communities Group and Organisations meetings such as Sikh Leisure centre, Marsh Forum, Birkby and Fartown activities events, Friends of Greenhead Park, Norman Park, Ward and NMG, Hillhouse Greening Gap, Greenhead Ward Branch Labour Party and Huddersfield CLP meetings.
Also I attended Colne Valley Constituents meetings regularly and updated Council Businesses.
Full Council and Committees Meetings
From May 2016 to May 2017, I attended all the Full Council meetings- attendance record 100% and Labour Group meetings. Attendance record 92 100%
The following Committees and Sub Committees and Panels attended-
- Standards Committee and Assessment Panels
- Huddersfield Planning Sub Committees
- Heavy Woollen Planning Sub Committee
- Licensing and Safety Committee
- Huddersfield District Committee
- Kirklees Active Leisure
As a Sub. I attended many Corporate Governance Audit committee and strategic planning committee meetings
Overview Scrutiny and Management Committee Call in meeting
West Yorkshire Pension Funds as a Sub.
Also I attended and took part in LDF Sessions
Training and learning sessions
I have attended many training events and updates- such as Business Manager Training for the Labour Group as well as Council, Regional and LGA Training as follows-
2016-
- LGA your Leadership offer. 19,7.2016
- Representing in a digital 27.7.2016
- District Committee 3.8.2016
- LGA New Demands 9.9. 2016
- Councillor and the third sector 7.10.2016
2016/17
- Licensing and Safety committee Training
- Planning Committees training
- Early intervention and prevention
- Business Manager Training January 2017
- Yorkshire& Humber Doorstep Training for campaign coordinators CLP Chairs. MP’S .
- Child and sexual exploitation.
- Councillor Officer Relationships 2.2.2017
- Effective Member officer Relationship 6.3.2017
- Labour Group Development Seminars- 21.1. 2017 and 1.4.2017
